> Beware of having the machine shop "mike" your crank unless you trust
> their work. I moved to a new city, did not know of any good shops,
> and had a crank "miked" at the local machine shop.
Little humor:
I am a big fan of plastigauge, and checking everything twice.
Did the usually trick on one crank that have been turned "20/10"
Checking everything, the crank mains were indeed 0.020" undersized.
All the rod journal were 0.010" undersized, except ONE that was at
0.020" and didn't touch my plastigauge. Took a bit to believe
my eyes... I had dealt with the machine shop before, and I know
it was a fluke... just how it happened was the mystery? (lunch
break?)
Ya, measure twice. ;-)
Cheers,
Tom Walter
Austin, TX.
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